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Jon Gries

Age: 67 years

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Gender: Male

Birthday: June 17, 1957

Place of birth: Glendale, California, USA

Biography: An American actor, writer and director. He is known for his role in Napoleon Dynamite as Uncle Rico, and more recently "Lost" as Roger Linus, "Taken" as Casey, and "The Pretender" as Broots. From ear...

Known for: Acting

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Men in Black
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Men in Black

as Van Driver

The Rundown
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The Rundown

as Harvey

Fever
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Fever

as Bobby

Stick It
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Stick It

as Brice Graham

The Comebacks
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The Comebacks

as Barber

Car Babes
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Car Babes

as Gary

The Astronaut Farmer
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The Astronaut Farmer

as FBI Agent Killbourne

TerrorVision
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TerrorVision

as OD

Get Shorty
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Get Shorty

as Ronnie Wingate

Napoleon Dynamite
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Napoleon Dynamite

as Uncle Rico

Taken
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Taken

as Mark Casey

Northfork
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Northfork

as Arnold

Five Time Champion
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Five Time Champion

as Melvin Glee

Joysticks
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Joysticks

as King Vidiot

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
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The Pretender: Islan...

as Broots

The Pretender 2001
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The Pretender 2001

as Broots

The Monster Squad
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The Monster Squad

as Desperate Man

Elsewhere
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Elsewhere

as Mr. Tod

Frank
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Frank

as Colin York

Real Genius
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Real Genius

as Lazlo Hollyfeld

More American Graffiti
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More American Graffi...

as Ron

The Big Empty
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The Big Empty

as Elron

Running Scared
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Running Scared

as Det. Tony Montoya

American Pastime
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American Pastime

as Ed Tully

Fright Night Part 2
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Fright Night Part 2

as Louie

The Grifters
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The Grifters

as Drunk's Friend

Around June
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Around June

as Murry

Taken 2
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Taken 2

as Mark Casey

South of Heaven
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South of Heaven

as Hood 1

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
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Time Warp Vol. 3: Co...

as Self

Swap Meet
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Swap Meet

as Doug

Natural Selection
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Natural Selection

as Peter

Unicorn City
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Unicorn City

as Shadow Hawk

The Maze
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The Maze

as Dr. Holmes

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
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Race Against Time: T...

as Steve

Bar Starz
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Bar Starz

as Ricky Fabulous

Operation Chromite
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Operation Chromite

as Hoyt Vandenberg

September Gun
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September Gun

as Brian Brian

Deep in the Heart
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Deep in the Heart

as Dick Wallrath

Jackpot
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Jackpot

as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson

Bad Turn Worse
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Bad Turn Worse

as Sheriff Shep

A True Story
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A True Story

as Richard Simpkins

Locker 13
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Locker 13

as Archie

Faults
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6.0

Faults

as Terry

Eternity: The Movie
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Eternity: The Movie

as Barry Goldfield, Jr.

Waterborne
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Waterborne

as Ritter

Waterborne
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Waterborne

as Carlton

Casualties
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Casualties

as Bill Summers

The Last Survivors
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The Last Survivors

as Carson

Last Best Chance
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Last Best Chance

as Bernard Wheeler

Twin Falls Idaho
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Twin Falls Idaho

as Lawyer Jay Harrison

Four Eyes and Six-Guns
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Four Eyes and Six-Gu...

Only the Good Survive
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Only the Good Surviv...

as Cult Leader

Taken 3
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Taken 3

as Mark Casey

Sunnyside
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Sunnyside

as Wild Child

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
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Pucker Up and Bark L...

as Max (as Jonathan Gries)

Americons
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Americons

as Billy

Pass the Light
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Pass the Light

as Franklin

Skinwalker Ranch
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Skinwalker Ranch

as Hoyt

The Chicken Chronicles
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The Chicken Chronicl...

as Tom

Bits
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Bits

Endgame
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Endgame

as Principal Thomas

September Dawn
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September Dawn

as John D. Lee

The Axe Murders of Villisca
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The Axe Murders of V...

as Greg

The Knife Thrower
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The Knife Thrower

as Lew Schätze

Number One with a Bullet
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Number One with a Bu...

as Bobby Sweet

You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
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You're So Cool, Brew...

as Himself

Rainbow Drive
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Rainbow Drive

as Azzolini

Noobz
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Noobz

as Greg Lipstein

High School U.S.A.
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High School U.S.A.

as Dirty Curt

All About the Money
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All About the Money

as Jon Waters

Falsely Accused
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Falsely Accused

as Gus

Kill Me Again
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Kill Me Again

as Alan Swayzie

Will Penny
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Will Penny

as Horace

Helter Skelter
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Helter Skelter

as William Garretson

Ed and His Dead Mother
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Ed and His Dead Moth...

as Rob Sundheimer

Durant's Never Closes
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Durant's Never Close...

as Dizzy Dean

Glass Jaw
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Glass Jaw

as Sam Austin

The Snow Walker
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The Snow Walker

as Pierce

Operation Chromite
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Operation Chromite

as Gen Hoyt Vandenberg

3 Days with Dad
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3 Days with Dad

as Tim

Confessions of an Action Star
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Confessions of an Ac...

as Donald Buckheim

High School U.S.A.
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High School U.S.A.

as Leo Bandini

Fathom
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Fathom

The Sasquatch Gang
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The Sasquatch Gang

as Chilcutt

Byron's Theme
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Byron's Theme

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
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Redemption: For Robb...

as Tom Sutter

Good Intentions
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Good Intentions

as Sheriff Ernie

Wish Upon a Unicorn
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Wish Upon a Unicorn

as Bud

Crazy on the Outside
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Crazy on the Outside

as Edgar

Carolina Caroline
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Carolina Caroline

Solvent
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Solvent

as Gunner S. Holbrook

Falcon Crest
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Falcon Crest

as Stone

Carnivàle
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Carnivàle

as Texas Ranger

Seinfeld
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Seinfeld

as Homeless Man

Beverly Hills, 90210
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Beverly Hills, 90210

The Pretender
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The Pretender

as Broots

The Twilight Zone
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The Twilight Zone

Las Vegas
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Las Vegas

Cold Case
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Cold Case

as Bill Shepard

The Jeffersons
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The Jeffersons

24
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24

as Joseph Wald

CSI: NY
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CSI: NY

as Jim Warren

240-Robert
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240-Robert

Quantum Leap
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Quantum Leap

as Flash McGrath

Quantum Leap
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Quantum Leap

as Roscoe (uncredited)

Cagney & Lacey
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Cagney & Lacey

Lost
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Lost

as Roger Linus

Jake and the Fatman
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Jake and the Fatman

The X-Files
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The X-Files

as Salvatore Matola

Chicago Hope
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Chicago Hope

Bakersfield P.D.
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Bakersfield P.D.

as Ray Coombs

Tour of Duty
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Tour of Duty

Mulligan's Stew
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Mulligan's Stew

Tattingers
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Tattingers

Hawaii Five-0
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Hawaii Five-0

as Liam Miller

The White Lotus
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The White Lotus

as Greg Hunt

Napoleon Dynamite
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Napoleon Dynamite

Nikita
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Nikita

as The Engineer

The Bridge
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The Bridge

as Bob

Psych
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Psych

as Strabinsky

Sons of Anarchy
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Sons of Anarchy

as Magoo

Martin
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Martin

as Shawn McDermott

ER
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ER

as Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith

Dream Corp LLC
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Dream Corp LLC

as Dr. Roberts

Supernatural
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Supernatural

as Martin Creaser

L.A. Law
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L.A. Law

as Hotel Desk Clerk

Strange Luck
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Strange Luck

as Henry Bloom

It's Florida, Man.
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It's Florida, Man.

as Denver